I have unsuccessfully tried to network an XP Pro laptop to an XP Home Edition
desktop. The desktop is able to access the laptop and its shared folders,
but the laptop cannot access the desktop "\\desktop is not accessible. You
might not have permission to use the network resource. Contact the
administrator of the server to find out if you have access permissions.
Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
this computer."

I am able to ping the desktop from the laptop, and I see both as part of the
same workgroup from the laptop. Both computers use McAfee Personal Firewall
which is configured the same on each. I have trusted the IP address range
used by the DHCP. I have also tried connecting to the desktop after
disabling the firewall and still get the same message.

Any suggestions are apprecitated.

Cheers,
Shane

In article <8A658617-2BB8-418E-A242-9CFDF43181A7@microsoft.com>,
"Shane" <Shane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have unsuccessfully tried to network an XP Pro laptop to an XP Home Edition
>desktop. The desktop is able to access the laptop and its shared folders,
>but the laptop cannot access the desktop "\\desktop is not accessible. You
>might not have permission to use the network resource. Contact the
>administrator of the server to find out if you have access permissions.
>Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at
>this computer."
>
>I am able to ping the desktop from the laptop, and I see both as part of the
>same workgroup from the laptop. Both computers use McAfee Personal Firewall
>which is configured the same on each. I have trusted the IP address range
>used by the DHCP. I have also tried connecting to the desktop after
>disabling the firewall and still get the same message.
>
>Any suggestions are apprecitated.
>
>Cheers,
>Shane

The file sharing permissions on the desktop are messed up. I don't
know how that happens, but I've seen it several times. To fix it,
follow these steps on the desktop:

1. Download and install the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools
from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command
Shell.

3. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third
commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the
"+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
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